St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-21
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bills were:

By Mr.. Whiteman-To legaIize records OF
certificates under section II, chapter 81. title
L. general statutes OF 1873, relating TO fore
closure of mortgages. Judiciary.
By Mr.. NJ. Johnson-To amend section %,
chapter 81, general statutes of 1878, relating
to sales OF land by guardians. Judiciary.
From the House-To authorize Isanti county
TO issue $4,000 for court house. Towns
and counties.
Local bills were pushed through under
suspension Of rules by Mr.. Hayden to au-
thorizes $50, 600 bonds for a court house at
Winona. and by Mr.. Nachbar, to provide
for $3.50 per annum for clerk hire in the
county auditors office in Scott county
The waterways joint memorial from the
house was read for the first time and
passed. on motion by Senator Durant, Of
Washington. under suspension of rules.
FIRST LAWS OF THE SESSION.
a message from Gov McGill was read
informing the senate of his approval of the
following bills:
Minneapolis bridge bonds three bils). st.
Paul upper bridge bonds time of holding
district court in the Twelfth judicial district.
interstate commerce joint memorial. Iegaliz-
ing Incorporation of Kenyon. Goodhue
county, Kandyohi county sinking fund de-
posts, Worthington water works bonds.
RAILROAD LIABILITIES.
A solitary bill on the calendar for third
read ng was The bill of Mr.. Ives. Not only
does it make the railroad company liable
for personal injuries sustained by employees,
but it annuis all contracts entered into be-
tween railroad companies and their EN-
plOyeS 10 the contrary. An amendment
had been added TO it To prevent its applica-
ton in cases of railroads in process of con-
struction. On the day previous il had been
on the calendar. but was laid over through
a motion of Mr.. Ives for recess until noon,
and it had apparently been purposely
skipped. Mr.. Nelson's bill excluding by
ISLANDERS from court rooms passing instead.
When the bill was taken up Yesterday
Senator Day, of Martin. asked for nfor-
nation, and inquired f the bill was similar
to the Iowa law; if the railroad company
would be made liable for damages in case
some engineer, through motives of malice.
should run his engine over person. if it
prevented railroad companies from making
contracts with employees tor insurance: and
II 1t was the Intention to make the com
pany liable for the acts and injuries of per-
sons employed by agents, or in clerical de-
partments, as well as those actually EN-
ployed in running trains. Mr.. Day said he
hearth, favored the spirit Of the bill. but
as it now read lie inferred its language was
too sweeping and would make the railroads
liable to persons not actually engaged in
running trains or upon the tracks.
Mr.. Ives answered by saving that to a
great extent the bill resembed the Iowa
law-that should an emplOye Intentionally
through motive of spite or malice cause
personal injury, he would be guilty of muir
der or murderOuS intent. and the company
be eXOnerated-that the bill id propose 10
prevent any contracts for insurance or any
thing else that would reive the companies
from liability. but that its effect would not
apply to persons outside actual railroad
work. Mr.. Day was in favor of the Iowa
law with its provision for insurance.
Senator Durant. OF Washington. opposed
the bill on the ground that it was hardly
fair 10 make one particular class of corpora
tiOnS liable for damages to persons paid
highly in consideration Of their hazardous
employment. \ motion was made to re-
commit it 10 the Judiciary committee
Senator Bowen favored the bill. Senator
Nelson thought it should be we'll consid-
cred. and Senators Child and Ives were of
the opinion that there had been every Op-
pOrtunity given for discussing. considering
or amending il, and it was not the right
thing to do to wait until a bill came up on
third reading for its passage and then try
~ CLLolSN lIC l4Ol.OI " lcCOiluIll WAS
lost. and the bill was passed by the follow
ing vote:
Yeas-Akin, Anderson, Bowen, Brown
Buchanan, Burkhardt. Chapman. Child. Clark,
Crandall, Daniels, Day, Dodge, Durant. Hal
vorsen, HiXson, Hoard. Ives, Johnson Z.
Lende, Nachbar. Nelson, Pope, Scheffer.
Shields. Swenson, Thacker. Wallmark Welch
Whitemau. Wood-34.
Nays-Clough. Compton, Hayden, Oswald,
Smith,.
Senator Durant had voted in the mega
tive, but changed his vote. Senator Mel
son, who had preferred recOmmttal, added
his vote TO the affirmative after roll-call.
ard Senator Day. explaining his vote, said
he voted for the bill because he agreed with
its spirit, and would vote for it since no
better bill had been produced. Whether
there We're certa gentlemen voting in the
affirmative, who did so to get an oppor-
tunity TO have the vote recOnsidered. is
hard TO presume. At any rate Senator
Child moved a reconsideration ito settle
the matter" as he said. and as he struck it
at the right time his motion was OF course
lost. much to his own satisfaction. \
sadly unsuccessful.
AFTER THE OIL INSPECTOR.
General orders were taken up in commit
tee Of the whole with Senator Durant in
the chair. Daniels oil inspector bill was
first on the list. In urging mot on to
have it recommended TO pass, the author
informed the committee that the tax upon
the oil caused by the inspection fees was
not appreciate and was paid by the Stand
ard Oil company
Senator Pope, of Mankato explained
how the tax was paid by the people, and
Senator Nelson, of Red Wing, gave some
information on the method of inspection.
The inspector goes to the distributing tank
he said, takes a pint of oil for every fifty
barrels. tests ii with his little lamp. and be-
comes Immediately SO richer. He con-
trasted this method of making money To
that of the poor man who works on the
street. ana who is compelled to pay this in
spectOn fee IN the increased price of oil
1t is immateriaI to the rich who use gas or
electricity, but the poor man who depends
upon his lamp for light should hardly be
made to contribute toward making one man
rich at the rate of $1,000 year. That
was more than the senator thought he could
make himself III lifetime.
Senator ROwen. of Brown. intimated that
the office of oil inspector was created be-
cause the Republican party needed an
organ. and the way selected to pay for it
was to give its editor a fat Office.
Senator Halvorsen. of Freedom. offered
an amendment to reduce the proposed sal
airy of the state inspector from IS. 600 to
50. 600, and Senator Bowen offered an
amendment to the amendment to reduce it
to $1,000. Eventually the bill ard its
amendments were reeommitted to the jul
dietary committee. Senator Wards bill TO
abolish the office was passed over.
Senator Goodrich's bill to give inmates of
insane asylums the postal rights, Senator
Bowen's TO legalize the canvass of votes for
the amendment to Act s. of the constitu-